Film Title:	Keywords:
Film Category:	Locations / Objects:
Genre:	Events:
Year of Production:	Institutions in film:
Producers:	People in film:
Actors:	Decades:
Filmmakers:		Close

Search results

Advanced search (1737)

A Memory of Friendship

Original title in Estonian: Sõpruse mälestus

2024 | Students film, Documentary | Director: Baran Ismail Ulas

As the filmmaker seeks answers within the intricate layers of his upbringing, we are invited to join him on a profound voyage of self-discovery, where the true essence of home and belonging is uncovered.

A filmmaker returns home to uncover the essence of his being, hoping to find clues to his choices and identity within the complex history of his parents. As he delves into their past, the documentary sincerely portrays how a family confronts the echoes of history, finds solace in love, and takes us on a journey of self-discovery, revealing that sometimes, the answers we seek lie closest to home.
Hide synopsis Open synopsis
Adventure in an Envelope: South Italy

Original title in Estonian: Seiklus Ümbrikus: Lõuna-Itaalia

2024 | Students film, TV Show | Director: Mark Överus

A captivating travel show takes the viewer on an adventurous journey where the hosts face emotional challenges and unexpected tasks that test the protagonists' adaptability in new and unfamiliar environments.

Two childhood friends experience the true Southern lifestyle. They travel through Southern Italy, try unusual foods, make friends with locals, and tackle unexpected challenges that lead them to incredible adventures. This is entertainment through the hosts' trials and experiences. The hosts take turns giving each other tasks that test their nerves, their friendship, and their ability to cope in a foreign environment.
Hide synopsis Open synopsis
Am I Ukrainian Enough?

2024 | Students film, Documentary | Director: Kateryna Hantseva

In a personal documentary, the director confronts an identity crisis triggered by the 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Her journey leads her to ponder a soul-searching question: Am I Ukrainian enough, if I speak Russian?

In a personal documentary, the director confronts an identity crisis triggered by the 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The director returns to Ukraine to explore her linguistic roots. In her family's Poltava village, she speaks Surzhik with her grandmother. Moving to Kharkiv, she sees the war's impact and discusses language dynamics with her mother, who urges her to switch to Ukrainian. This journey highlights the complex relationship between identity and language.
Hide synopsis Open synopsis
Averagekidluke - Hold Me Close

2024 | Students film, Music video | Director: Jaakko Tervonen

A music video for the Finnish-American rapper Averagekidluke.

Averagekidluke angsts over a dying relationship as a result of his infidelity.
Hide synopsis Open synopsis
Beggars Can't Be Choosers

Original title in Estonian: Kerjused ei vali

2024 | Students film, Short | Director: Art Nõukas

A former convict wishing to embark on a new path of life collects used bottles to afford his daughter's birthday gift, but faces a difficult choice at the last moment due to the pressure of shame between starting a new life and clinging to old habits.

Recently released from prison, jewel thief Henri desperately collects used bottles to gather money for his daughter's birthday gift. For Henri, who has a large ego, this is a real shame pressure, exacerbated by both the police and bystanders who degrade him with their words and actions. Despite his strong desire not to use criminally earned money to buy his daughter a birthday present, he finds himself constantly in front of the same jewelry store. His determination to remain honest for the first time in his life is also tested by his former business partner Virx, who, after making humiliating ...
Hide synopsis Open synopsis
Between the Lines

Original title in Estonian: Vahekõne

2024 | Students film, Documentary | Director: Johanna Mägin

An atmospheric short film that returns to the house in which the writer, collec3ve farmer and war refugee Rihhard Iher (1910-1980) wrote a 130-page leder to his children.

A slow and atmospharical, where there is a thin line between reality and fiction. The reality of Rihhard Iher is given through his texts that reflect the inner world of him. Slow atmospheric documentary footage is mixed with staged footage and image is accompanied by thoughts of Rihhard Iher.
Hide synopsis Open synopsis
Blind chance

Original title in Estonian: Pime juhus

2024 | Students film, Short | Director: Carmen Seljamaa

Tragi-comedy about a cocky young politician and his adventures.

A drama about Paul, who loses his sight and pretends to be sighted in order to drive again. His friend Joonas becomes a drug mule to finance Paul's eye surgery. Paul fails the driving school test drive, but Joonas still lets him drive his car. Joonas hides the drugs in Paul's apartment, not knowing that Kirsi will discover them. Paul accidentally takes the drugs to the examiner from driving school. The instructor opens the bag and finds the drugs, giving Paul a big shock.
Hide synopsis Open synopsis
Come Dine With Me

Original title in Estonian: Õhtusöök neljale

2024 | Students film, TV Show | Director: Mark Överus

Four complete strangers, all with a passion for hosting dinner parties, visit each other’s homes, taste each other's food, and rate each other's entertaining skills.

The show features five amateur chefs who live in the same town or area, who each host a three-course dinner party for the other contestants at their own home. Each competitor then rates the host's food and hosting skills during the taxi journey home, with the highest-scoring chef winning a cash prize.
Hide synopsis Open synopsis
Come Sit With Us

Original title in Estonian: Ära ole uhke

2024 | Students film, Short | Director: Elis Rumma

Lola ends up sitting on a bench with local women on Midsummer Eve. At first, all women's troubles are alien to her, but as the evening progresses, she begins to question her current perspectives, and as a result of the long benching, she grows together with the country women in her own way.

It's midsummer night and in the second half of the twenties, Lola has come to midsummer fire with her partner. Local women invite Lola to sit on a bench and match their acquaintance. He doesn't want to seem arrogant and accepts their invitation. At first, all women's worries are foreign to her, but as the evening progresses, she begins to question her current perspectives, and as a result of the long benching, she grows together with the country women in her own way.
Hide synopsis Open synopsis
Dead dreaming

2024 | Students film, Documentary | Director: Kateryna Hantseva

In an intimate, performative documentary, a director escapes into the comforting embrace of daydreaming, only to find herself trapped in a cycle of fantasy that threatens to consume her, until an unexpected upheaval forces her to confront reality.

The documentary delves into the director’s relationship with daydreaming, which serves as both a comforting escape and a troublesome obsession. Through intimate narration and dance performances, the director reveals her daily ritual of losing herself in fantasies to evade life's challenges and self-doubt. While initially providing solace and a sense of security, her daydreams gradually blur the lines between fantasy and reality, hindering her acceptance of her true self. Despite efforts to break free from this cycle, it persists until an unexpected upheaval, brought by war, forces her to confront the harsh realities of existence.
Hide synopsis Open synopsis